Lukashenko reiterates demand to restrain pace of housing construction in Minsk City
<p> MINSK, May 20 - PrimePress. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has reiterated his demand for officials to restrain the pace of housing construction in Minsk. He said this during a meeting on socio-economic and socio-political development of Minsk on May 20, the president’s press service said in a statement. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, Lukashenko has repeatedly instructed the government and Minsk City Administration to stop the influx of people to Minsk from other regions of the country and to provide Minsk residents on the waiting list for better housing conditions by building dwelling houses in the satellite towns of Minsk. </p> <p> </p> <p> At a conference meeting on May 20, Lukashenko accentuated the fact that Minsk had exceeded the mark of 2 million residents. “We agreed once not to overstretch Minsk. This will be a disservice to future tenants, who come here and want to live here, and especially to current residents. You can see that the city already has traffic jams. But you don't see the gas pollution they are creating in Minsk. I am not mentioning other factors. Therefore, It is impossible to develop Minsk at such a fast pace,” said Lukashenko. </p> <p> <br> In his words, the city will confront the problem of surplus workforce. “That means we will need to build businesses here again. And again, this means more pollution to the atmosphere in Minsk and around. Moreover, we are drawing people from the farthest corners of the country to Minsk,” said Lukashenko. “Any another city would earn a thumbs up for building housing, for growing but not Minsk. For Minsk, this is not a trend that we would like to consolidate. Against this background, the number of people employed in the economy is decreasing. You know what these ‘scissors’ lead to.” </p> <p> <br> Another issue outlined by Lukashenko was the social and political situation in the city and the moods of citizens. “What do people care about the most? What can we do to make sure there is no ground for destabilizing the situation in the country? This is an important issue,” said Lukashenko. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lukashenko emphasized that “the authorities must stay ahead of people’s needs or at least respond to them promptly. If there are any negative things, we need to anticipate them in advance,” Lukashenko said. The president noted that he does not see such proactive action on all fronts. </p> <p> </p> <p> “I would like to repeat what I said at the Security Council meeting (on May 18 – editor’s note): the time and situation that is developing around us does not give us grounds to let our guards down. Especially in Minsk, or in Minsk only for that matter! All the recent events have been in Minsk,” said Lukashenko. End </p>
2021-05-21
Primepress
Lukashenko reiterates demand to restrain pace of housing construction in Minsk City
MINSK, May 20 - PrimePress. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has reiterated his demand for officials to restrain the pace of housing construction in Minsk. He said this during a meeting on socio-economic and socio-political development of Minsk on May 20, the president’s press service said in a statement.
As previously reported, Lukashenko has repeatedly instructed the government and Minsk City Administration to stop the influx of people to Minsk from other regions of the country and to provide Minsk residents on the waiting list for better housing conditions by building dwelling houses in the satellite towns of Minsk.
At a conference meeting on May 20, Lukashenko accentuated the fact that Minsk had exceeded the mark of 2 million residents. “We agreed once not to overstretch Minsk. This will be a disservice to future tenants, who come here and want to live here, and especially to current residents. You can see that the city already has traffic jams. But you don't see the gas pollution they are creating in Minsk. I am not mentioning other factors. Therefore, It is impossible to develop Minsk at such a fast pace,” said Lukashenko.
In his words, the city will confront the problem of surplus workforce. “That means we will need to build businesses here again. And again, this means more pollution to the atmosphere in Minsk and around. Moreover, we are drawing people from the farthest corners of the country to Minsk,” said Lukashenko. “Any another city would earn a thumbs up for building housing, for growing but not Minsk. For Minsk, this is not a trend that we would like to consolidate. Against this background, the number of people employed in the economy is decreasing. You know what these ‘scissors’ lead to.”
Another issue outlined by Lukashenko was the social and political situation in the city and the moods of citizens. “What do people care about the most? What can we do to make sure there is no ground for destabilizing the situation in the country? This is an important issue,” said Lukashenko.
Lukashenko emphasized that “the authorities must stay ahead of people’s needs or at least respond to them promptly. If there are any negative things, we need to anticipate them in advance,” Lukashenko said. The president noted that he does not see such proactive action on all fronts.
“I would like to repeat what I said at the Security Council meeting (on May 18 – editor’s note): the time and situation that is developing around us does not give us grounds to let our guards down. Especially in Minsk, or in Minsk only for that matter! All the recent events have been in Minsk,” said Lukashenko. End